General Knowledge for Fitness Success
Besides setting your diet and training, getting a great physique requires a few more skills such as estimating your body fat percentage, knowing how to track progress, knowing whether you should cut or bulk, and more. In this section, we've compiled videos, articles and other resources for you to learn how to become your own fitness coach.
RECENT GENERAL FITNESS ARTICLES
My opinion is that in the lifting world you have two categories of people: Those that always found it easy to gain weight and muscle but had a hard time getting lean Those that always found it easy to get lean and stay lean but had a hard time gaining muscle The category you find…
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I few weeks ago I received an email that included a very good question: I am having trouble adding weight to my weighted chin-ups. Now it seems that every workout I seem to be losing a rep but sometimes I can easily do 5. Any tips? This is actually a problem that a lot of people…
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I talked about this before but I think it’s worth repeating. The way you make tracking macros easy and enjoyable is by having a diet structure. A plan you eat by every day. I have two diet structures, one for cutting and one for bulking. They are very similar: The main reason people get burned…
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In this video and article I share my thoughts on exercise rotation: When to change exercises and why. Should you be changing your routine all the time? First of all I want to address Muscle Confusion. In short: It’s bullshit. The idea that you should change exercises often so your muscles don’t adapt to them is…
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Weighted Chin-ups and Pull-ups are in my opinion the best exercises you can do for your back. But most people avoid them, which is a shame. The only time I have to wait in line to use the chin-up bar at my gym is when guys do cable cross-overs underneath it… In this video and…
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When I filmed this video I wanted to show you a simple, everyday chest workout but I hit failure in my first set on incline bench press. So this was the perfect opportunity to talk about training to failure. In this article and video I’m going to share why I believe you shouldn’t train to failure…
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